Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 473 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Show HOW): Spot the weak verb: went, ate, said, looked, walked, took. Ask HOW it was done: quietly? greedily? quickly? Choose the strong verb that means exactly that: tiptoed, gobbled, dashed.

1. 1.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) trudged (b) stared (c) scribbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) got (b) ate (c) nibbled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) got (b) trudged (c) walked
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) slammed (b) clutched (c) leapt
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) gulped (b) glanced (c) fluttered
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) did
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) came
8. 8.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) scrubbed (b) sipped (c) stared
9. 9.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) whispered (b) hurled (c) nibbled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) munched (b) gobbled (c) tiptoed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) tossed (b) leapt (c) scribbled
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) munched (c) plunged
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) wandered (b) giggled (c) tumbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) wandered (b) glanced (c) gulped
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) shouted (b) trudged (c) scribbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) peered
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) whispered (c) fluttered
18. 18.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) scrubbed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) did (b) laughed (c) giggled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) did (b) staggered (c) walked
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) hurled (c) clutched
22. 22.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) peered
23. 23.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) hurled (b) sprinkled (c) soared
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) went
25. 25.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) crawled (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) glanced
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) raced (b) dashed (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) had (b) went (c) crept
29. 29.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) hurled (b) munched (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) went (c) looked
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) did (b) put (c) sprinkled
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) peered
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) gulped (b) scrubbed (c) soared
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) sobbed (c) dashed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) fluttered
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) muttered (b) trudged (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) took (c) made
38. 38.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) nibbled (b) grabbed (c) raced
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) did (c) raced
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) tossed (b) sprinkled (c) wandered

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